بغداد
Baghdad
بغداد is the Arabic name for the city Baghdad.
بغداد is the name of the city. In formal or official contexts, you might encounter the phrase العاصمة العراقية to refer to the city as the Iraqi capital.
Meaning: city (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Baghdad
Did you know?
- In the golden age of the Abbasid Caliphate, بغداد was designed as a 'Round City' with a perfect circular plan, making it one of the few cities in history built in a complete circle.
- While بغداد is the city name, Iraqi poets often refer to it as 'the city of peace' or مدينة السلام, a title reflecting the hopes of its founders.
- The etymological roots of بغداد connect it back to the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰh₁-, which is related to the concept of 'placing' or 'setting'.
Examples in context
- هل تعيش في بغداد؟Do you live in Baghdad?This sentence is useful for asking if someone resides in بغداد.Tatoeba #13344831 by Adelpa, translation #7843494 by MisterBrown
- بغداد هي عاصمة العراق.Baghdad is the capital of Iraq.This sentence is useful for stating that بغداد is the capital of Iraq.Tatoeba #13189982 by atitarev, translation #7908950 by MarijnKp
- العاصمة العراقية هي بغداد.The capital of Iraq is Baghdad.
- أنا من بغداد.I am from Baghdad.
- عاشت بغداد!Long live Baghdad!
- متى خططت للسفر إلى عاصمة الرافدين؟When did you plan to travel to the capital of the two rivers?
- أريد زيارة بغداد في نهاية العام.I want to visit Baghdad at the end of the year.
- أحب السفر إلى بغداد.uhibbu as-safara ilá Baghdād.I love traveling to Baghdad.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mariam and Youssef are discussing their travel plans.
- مريم Maryamإلى أين ستسافر يا يوسف؟Ilā ayna satusāfiru yā Youssef?Where will you travel, Youssef?
- يوسف Youssefسأذهب إلى بغداد قريباً.Sa'adhhabu ilā Baghdād qarīban.I will go to Baghdad soon.
- مريم Maryamهل زرت بغداد من قبل؟Hal zurta Baghdād min qabl?Have you visited Baghdad before?
- يوسف Youssefلا، هذه المرة الأولى لي.Lā, hādhihi al-marratu al-ūlā lī.No, this is my first time.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بغداد, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
